Communication

Monitor community topics by keyword and send instant alerts

10 nodes 155 73 Scheduled trigger
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Workflow Description

Scheduled automation that monitors specified keywords across your community, logs findings in a spreadsheet, and immediately sends notifications via Slack and email when relevant topics are detected. Keeps your team informed without manual tracking.

How it works

  1. 1.Execute keyword search automatically on your defined schedule
  2. 2.Identify new topics matching your keyword list
  3. 3.Record results and metadata in Google Sheets for history and analysis
  4. 4.Dispatch real-time alerts to relevant Slack channels
  5. 5.Send email summary to designated team members

Use cases

  • Track customer discussions about specific issues or features
  • Monitor trending topics and feature requests in community forums
  • Alert teams immediately to escalations or sensitive discussions

Requirements

  • Active Slack workspace with configured incoming webhooks or bot access
  • Gmail account or supported email service for sending notifications
  • Google Sheets document containing your keyword monitoring list

Service Value

Ideal as a smart automation service combining integrations and AI to produce ready-to-use results.

Apps Used

Google Sheets Slack Email Send

Details

Trigger Scheduled trigger
Nodes 10
Apps 3
Views 155
Downloads 73

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (10)

Google Sheets

Google Sheets

#1

Schedule Trigger

Schedule Trigger

#2

Sticky Note

Sticky Note

#3

Get topics

Split Out

#4

Get latest topics

HTTP Request

#5

Sticky Note1

Sticky Note

#6

Google Sheets Trigger

Google Sheets Trigger

#7

Slack

Slack

#8

Send Email

Email Send

#9

Sticky Note2

Sticky Note

#10